Fruit & Vegetables

The Quality and Grading of fruit and vegetables is strictly regulated by the EU.

Please find some legislative information on fruit and vegetables

http://europa.eu/legislation_summaries/agriculture/agricultural_products_markets/l11065_en.htm
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?itemId=1080018669&type=RESOURCES




Marketing standards for apples:
http://ec.europa.eu/food/fs/ifsi/eupositions/ccffv/archives/ccffv_item14_en.html

Marketing standards for tomatoes:
http://ec.europa.eu/food/fs/ifsi/eupositions/ccffv/archives/ccffv_item16_en.html

Quality grading on the basis of colour: Equipment used
Spectrophotometer
Colorimeter
http://www.compacsort.com/

Quality grading on the basis of firmness:
Pentrometer